Paul H. Coluzzi's Online Review Report Card

Have been a patient of Dr. Coluzzi since 2016. He moved offices but I continue to follow him :).

I wish I’d found this oncologist sooner! While my surgeon treated me before surgery with estrogen blockers, no other doctor even suggested them as a treatment option to me before surgery when you can shrink tumors and have a better outcome. However this is a common practice for Dr Coluzzi. He didn’t over prescribe or treat me with unnecessary (in my case) chemo and also referred me to a nutritionist which I loved. He listened to my concerns and created the right course of treatment for me as a whole person not just someone with an illness.

What a gem of a human being and superb physician!After what felt like heartless and scientific textbook meetings with previous doctors, this doctor’s first words to my best friend were, “What’s important to you”?The depth of compassion, the honesty and the sense of relief he provided was an emotional lifesaver for all of us. All of a sudden, she was no longer just a disease to be treated, but a person to be cared for.Until the end, his guidance, humanity and heart made the inevitable loss less painful and less frightening. If you need an oncologist, he’s “the one”.

What a gem of a human being and superb physician!After what felt like heartless and scientific textbook meetings with previous doctors, this doctor’s first words to my best friend were, “What’s important to you”?The depth of compassion, the honesty and the sense of relief he provided was an emotional lifesaver for all of us. All of a sudden, she was no longer just a disease to be treated, but a person to be cared for.Until the end, his guidance, humanity and heart made the inevitable loss less painful and less frightening. If you need an oncologist, he’s “the one”.

What a gem of a human being and superb physician!After what felt like heartless and scientific textbook meetings with previous doctors, this doctor’s first words to my best friend were, “What’s important to you”?The depth of compassion, the honesty and the sense of relief he provided was an emotional lifesaver for all of us. All of a sudden, she was no longer just a disease to be treated, but a person to be cared for.Until the end, his guidance, humanity and heart made the inevitable loss less painful and less frightening. If you need an oncologist, he’s “the one”.

From the very first meeting with Dr. Coluzzi until this very day 16 years later, his care and concern has been thorough and professional. He presents options for care and is a good listener.

From the very first meeting with Dr. Coluzzi until this very day 16 years later, his care and concern has been thorough and professional. He presents options for care and is a good listener.

When I urgently needed a lung oncologist upon moving to So Cal, Dr Coluzzis office was the only of one of several that I called who responded to my desperation with a timely appointment. Dr C is very caring, attentive, and knowledgeable in his field. I am alive 3 years beyond what was expected and still going strong thanks to his clinical trial referral and ongoing interest in helping me thrive.

LAZY STAFF! Dr. Coluzzi and Dr. Tetif share a practice. They are specialists who see patients with blood diseases and cancer. I cant really speak for them personally, but their staff is completely inept. I tried for a week to reach the new patient coordinator, Kelsey, so I could make an appointment to see Dr. Tetif after receiving some unfortunate news about my health from my doctor. Kelseys phone goes straight to voicemail and her voicemail says she returns all of her calls within the same business day. I left her 4 messages throughout the week (one of them was with the answering service after hours), and when she still refused to call me back, my doctors office called and spoke to her directly. She promised my doctors office that she would call me that day. Of course she didnt! She finally called me back 2 days after that (one week after my first call), and there was no apology or excuse for the delay. Furthermore, she told me the next available appointment was over a week away (we could have had a conversation in person if she had scheduled my appointment the day I called). THEN when she found out I wasnt suffering from CANCER, she told me that I would have to see Dr. Coluzzi instead of Dr. Tetif because Dr. Tetif only sees cancer patients! So let me get this straight, all week while she wasnt returning my call, she thought I had just been diagnosed with CANCER? Does she have this little regard for all of the patients? I wonder. I arrived at my appointment AS SCHEDULED. Mind you, it was early in the morning, so I had to pay for daycare for my 2 children and then drive 1/2 hour from my home to their office. When I arrived, Kelsey told me I was 2 hours early! She even double checked her system before informing me coldly that it was my error and definitely not hers. I told her she could cancel my appointment because I wouldnt be returning at 11:00. I proceeded to tell her that I was not only angry because of this scheduling error, but because she refused to return my initial call for a week. She just stared at me without expression until I finally walked out. When I got home, my husband and I saw that Dr. Coluzzi had some great online reviews. My husband was concerned and said he wasnt going to let Kelsey stand in the way of my health, so he called their office, specifically during lunch hour so Kelsey wouldnt answer, and he spoke to someone named Nicole. Nicole said that this issue should be escalated to the office manager, Claudia, who was not available but would call me right back. Now I have been waiting for 3 more days for Claudia to return my call.... Its been several weeks since I received my diagnosis. I LITERALLY GIVE UP!

rated at the top by other physicians in his field. Is a great communicator. simply the best